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		In Kenneth Branagh’s four-hour Hamlet of 1996 he fails to achieve the heroic stature of Laurence Olivier in the role.
		Laurence Olivier’s fl-and-white Hamlet filmed in 1948, states in the introduction that it is “the story of a man who could not make up his mind,” but actually
		Despite the fact that he is older than Hamlet should be, and therefore so is Norman Wooland’s Horatio, the film also is worth seeing for its Freudian interpretation, started by Freud himself and much in vogue at the time, here played out with a vengeance from the first scene to that on Gertrude’s bed.
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	Hamlet (1948 b 154')
		Hamlet quarrels with his mother and stabs the curtain, killing Polonius by mistake.
		Hamlet asks her to repent and abstain from Claudius' bed.
		Hamlet apologizes to Laertes and says he was mad.
	www.san.beck.org /MM/1948/Hamlet.html (527 words)

	Hamlet - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Since Hamlet is second only to Falstaff along Shakespeare's characters in the number of allusions and references to him in contemporary literature, the play must have been performed with a frequency totally missed by the skimpy historical record.
		Hamlet and Horatio in the cemetery by Eugène Ferdinand Victor Delacroix
		Prince Hamlet is greatly grieved by the surrogation of Claudius to the throne and Gertrude’s hasty remarriage to her departed husband’s brother, whom Prince Hamlet considers hardly worth of comparison to his father.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Hamlet (2555 words)

	Hamlet movie Review at The Z Review UK movie review
		Hamlet is Shakespeare`s most enduring and discussed play, and numerous film versions have attempted to translate the dialogue and the ideas onto screen.
		Hamlet, the prince of Denmark, is rather gloomy after the death of his father, and his mother`s hasty marriage to the former king`s brother.
		Hamlet is a man who, in his youth, was a happy-go-lucky, jovial sort of man, and, now that he must mete out the revenge towards the new king, this man no longer exists, and when Gibson says this, I believed him.
	www.thezreview.co.uk /reviews/h/hamlet.htm (868 words)

	Hamlet
		In the opening scene of Hamlet (1948), Laurence Olivier's voice-over describes the play as "the tragedy of a man who couldn't make up his mind." But Olivier's screen adaptation is considerably more thoughtful and complex than this thesis would suggest.
		The omission of the characters of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (childhood friends of Hamlet who are ultimately killed because they were too loyal to Claudius, and not to the Prince) is unfortunate as they bring so much contrast and subtle texture to the play.
		But the thing that nags at me most is that Hamlet is fundamentally a man of action, though a man of action who is aware that his actions have consequences.
	www.movie-winners.com /movies/hamlet.htm (830 words)

	(DVD Review) Hamlet - Ethan Hawke
		One flaw in Olivier's version of Hamlet is that he cast an actress to play his mother that is younger than he is. Perhaps one of the more accurate screen adaptations of Hamlet is Franco Zeffirelli's version that starred Mel Gibson as Hamlet.
		Hamlet gives his soliloquy mourning the death of his father while watching his mother and uncle kissing from a security camera.
		Hamlet is very upset and confused and the ghost of his father disappears into a soda machine.
	www.yanman.com /HomeTheater/Reviews/2001/HamletReview.htm (727 words)

	Hamlet (1996) Movie Review
		Olivier's Hamlet is focused on the character's melancholia and indecisiveness, while Branagh encompasses a greater emotional range, running through a spectrum from an almost serene state of intellectual contemplation to an intense anger that threatens to tear his sanity apart.
		As Hamlet debates the merits of killing the repentant Claudius, the blade inches closer to the head of Claudius who is oblivious to the threat that is just a hair's-breadth away.
		Hamlet decides that killing Claudius would be an unsatisfactory form of revenge since Claudius's soul would go to heaven since he is at prayer, and the blade is then slowly withdrawn.
	www.killermovies.com /h/hamlet1996/reviews/3wr.html (1793 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Hamlet [1948]: DVD: Jean Simmons,Laurence Olivier,Stanley Holloway,Anthony Quayle,Peter Cushing (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The result is a movie which is tightly focused on the story and on Hamlet's conflicted character.
		Second, Olivier's version of Hamlet the man. This prince of Denmark may be introspective, suspicious and more than a little self-centered, but when the times call for it, Hamlet is a man of action.
		The story is of the decision and indecision of the Prince of Denmark, Hamlet, he is informed of an evil deed "Murder most foul" by the ghost of his father.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Hamlet-Jean-Simmons/dp/B00004CZVJ (2592 words)

	Title: "Hamlet" - Topics: Drama/England
		Hamlet acts harshly towards Rosencrantz and Guildenstern but (1) they were commoners who didn't really count in Hamlet's world and (2) even if they were imprisoned for a time in England, it is possible that if they were not killed they would somehow get word to the King about what Hamlet had done.
		Hamlet doesn't appear to be concerned with ethics or morality except that through the course of the play he learns that revenge by itself is evil.
		Hamlet loved her, but could not forgive her for her betrayal and was oblivious to the pain that he caused her that drove her out of her mind.
	www.teachwithmovies.org /samples/hamlet.html (7454 words)

	Hamlet
		Hamlet is trapped in this dysfunctional, crazy world; almost everyone in it is interested only in their brand of survival within the framework, and even his father, the Ghost, is interested not in Hamlet, but only in revenge.
		Hamlet is, of course, one of the Shakespeare plays in which the illusion of the theatre, and through that a commentary on the illusion of the world itself, is at its strongest, with its associated themes of deception, madness, dream, and night
		Hamlet (1969) starring Nicol Williamson (not to mention Anthony Hopkins) and directed by Tony Richardson, this low-budget film was shot while the actors were simultaneous doing a theatre version.
	www.arts.ualberta.ca /mmorris/239/hamlet.htm (2270 words)

	Hamlet, PLAYS Directory @ Film-North
		For Hamlet to be perceived as a noble and worthy son, he would have to kill his father's murderer, and his actions would be supported by society as long as the murderer was believed to be guilty"...
		Hamlet dies at the end, fulfilling his duty as a son and his duty to society, by purging the corrupt from the monarchy and avenging his father's death...
		HAMLET Why, man, they did make love to this employment; They are not near my conscience; their defeat Does by their own insinuation grow: 'Tis dangerous when the baser nature comes Between the pass and fell incensed points Of mighty opposites.
	afronord.tripod.com /plays/hamlet.html (7664 words)

	Hamlet Movie Review at Hollywood Video
		Elsinore is a swanky hotel, Hamlet an aspiring filmmaker, Claudius (Kyle MacLachlan) a high-powered businessman, and Ophelia (Julia Stiles) a distraught photographer.
		When Hamlet ponders whether "to be or not to be" in the action section of a video store, juxtaposing Hamlet's inert character with the dynamic genre surrounding him dulls the soliloquy's impact.
		Were he a lesser character, such shortcomings might be forgotten (think Jack Lemmon in Branagh's Hamlet), but as the lead, Hawke simply lacks the intensity required to command the film.
	www.hollywoodvideo.com /movies/movie.aspx?MID=129822 (828 words)

	dOc DVD Review: Laurence Olivier's Hamlet (1948)
		The classic story of Hamlet is, of course, the story of the young Danish prince who is absorbed in depression over the loss of his father.
		Eventually Hamlet is confronted with the ghost of his father, who reveals that it was murder that sent him to an early grave.
		The ghost tells Hamlet that his uncle bears the blame, and so Hamlet must have his revenge; however, he must first prove that the new King is indeed the culprit.
	www.digitallyobsessed.com /showreview.php3?ID=721 (1273 words)

	Hamlet News
		Pirate king or Hamlet, matinee hambone or Falstaff in a fat suit, Kline may well be the truest heart in this country's ambivalent...
		Donald Lacy's most recent show, "Hamlet: Blood in the Brain," had the actor/comic/writer/radio host playing a murderous drug lord caught up in the violence of crack cocaine wars in Oakland circa the late '80s.
		Between filming the fifth and sixth Harry Potter movies, 17-year-old Daniel Radcliffe is appearing on the West End stage -- London's equivalent to Broadway -- in a revival of Peter Shaffer's play 'Equus.' It...
	www.topix.net /movies/hamlet?scoring=d (712 words)

	Hamlet (1948 movie)
		Hamlet is a 1948 film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Hamlet.
		The movie won Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Laurence Olivier), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White, Best Costume Design, Black-and-White (Roger K. Furse[?]) and Best Picture.
		Herlie, who plays Hamlet's mother, was 28 years old when the movie was filmed.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ha/Hamlet_(1948_movie).html (99 words)

	Hamlet
		Hamlet is told to revenge his father’s death, but to leave his mother alone.
		Hamlet replies harshly that he never loved her and says, "Get thee to a nunnery." Ophelia is left in sorrow, believing that Hamlet has truly gone insane.
		Hamlet goes to talk with his mother, who is scared that he has come to murder her.
	library.thinkquest.org /19539/hamlet.htm (2453 words)

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		For Prince Hamlet is doomed not because he lacks courage or wisdom—but because in the face of undeniable evil, he chooses to philosophize rather than act.
		Midway through the movie, he dispenses with a life of hooliganism and dives headfirst into the Bible, emerging with a new belief that all violence and killing is wrong.
		Hamlet’s soliloquy was never more meaningful to me. It is not a meditation on just suicide, but on any action with indeterminate outcome.
	www.moviemaker.com /magazine/issues/44/letters2.html (835 words)

	Amazon.ca: Hamlet (1948): DVD: Laurence Olivier,Eileen Herlie,Basil Sydney,Felix Aylmer,Terence Morgan (II),Jean ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		I once heard "Hamlet" described as the most structurally perfect play, that every action stems directly from something else in the play and that every action happened in that particular way because it had to, that there was no other way for the actions to work out.
		Hamlet (Laurence Olivier) is a prince of Denmark.
		This continues until Hamlet sees the ghost of his father, who tells him that he was murdered, and that the murderer is now sitting on the throne of Denmark.
	www.amazon.ca /Hamlet-Laurence-Olivier/dp/0780021312 (2476 words)

	Hamlet Movie Review at Hollywood Video
		What sets Laurence Olivier's 1948 treatment apart is the fact that it may be one of the first "modern" takes on the story, making it into a full-fledged movie rather than a filmed play.
		Not surprisingly, the cast is comprised largely of stage actors (Herlie reprised her role as Gertrude in a 1964 adaptation of the play), with the exception of the then-18-year-old Simmons.
		Olivier himself was 40 years old in 1948, leading some to complain that he was a bit long in the tooth to play Hamlet, but his reading of the role is note-perfect nonetheless.
	www.hollywoodvideo.com /movies/movie.aspx?MID=4505 (837 words)

	Hamlet: Criterion Edition (1948)
		He covers the gamut of emotions experienced by the character deftly and smoothly; he makes Hamlet a much more believable and real person than I'd seen in prior incarnations, although he does seem to be a little long in the tooth for the role.
		Hamlet could drag slightly at times, but I thought it moved at a surprisingly brisk pace for a movie that runs more than two and a half hours.
		Hamlet appears in its original theatrical aspect ratio of approximately 1.33:1 on this single-sided, double-layered DVD; due to those dimensions, the image has not been enhanced for 16X9 televisions.
	www.dvdmg.com /hamlet.shtml (1147 words)

	Hamlet \| ajc.com
		Prince Hamlet (Ethan Hawke) has become the brooding twentysomething son of the company's CEO (Sam Shepard), newly dead at the story's start.
		Like Laurence Olivier's 1948 version, the movie turns Hamlet's monologues (the ones that survive the textual pruning) into voiceovers, the murmur of the man's mind.
		This "Hamlet" is the rare adaptation that gives more than lip service, but brings contemporary urgency to a dusty, overfamiliar tragedy.
	www.ajc.com /movies/content/shared/movies/reviews/H/hamlet.html (647 words)

	Movie Habit: Review of Hamlet (1996), ***
		Nevertheless the movie is fairly well paced and there is enough happening on screen, even in slow parts, to hold one’s attention.
		Though he killed Hamlet’s father, he is not portrayed as a purely evil villain; his character is well-rounded, understandable, and human.
		Hamlet is laced with cameos, and with only a few exceptions (Billy Crystal, for example), they are too distracting.
	www.moviehabit.com /reviews/ham_bv97.shtml (552 words)

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		Hamlet and his opponent, Laertes (Michael Maloney), wear molded white plastic vests that mimic the male torso, complete with nipples and abdominal muscles.
		When he does Hamlet's famous "To be, or not to be" speech, it's to a mirror image of himself.
		John Gielgud, one of England's greatest actors, who played Hamlet in what is considered one of the definitive performances of the role in the past half century, is seen for seconds.
	www.projo.com /cgi-bin/include.pl/movies/films/hamlet.htm (1085 words)

	Laramie Movie Scope: Hamlet (Site not responding. Last check: )
		One thing about this film that sets it apart from current movies on the subject of revenge is that it fully explores the madness and tragedy resulting from revenge.
		Modern movies tend to glorify revenge, making it appear to be a desirable option for dealing with problems.
		Click here for links to places to buy this movie in video and/or DVD format, the soundtrack, books, even used videos, games and lots of other stuff.
	www.lariat.org /AtTheMovies/old/hamlet.html (427 words)

	Hamlet (1948)
		Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark (Laurence Olivier) is right to be suspicious.
		Hamlet doesn't know what to do, so he devises a plot to get back at his uncle for once and for all.
		This 1948 version of Hamlet is slow to get going, though, and for anyone not interested in Shakespeare, this is a very tough film to get into.
	www.geocities.com /oscarmovs/hamlet.html (674 words)

	Hamlet
		Prince Hamlet (Ethan Hawke) has become the brooding twentysomething son of the company's CEO (Sam Shepard), newly dead at the story's start.
		Like Laurence Olivier's 1948 version, the movie turns Hamlet's monologues (the ones that survive the textual pruning) into voiceovers, the murmur of the man's mind.
		This "Hamlet" is the rare adaptation that gives more than lip service, but brings contemporary urgency to a dusty, overfamiliar tragedy.
	www.pulsejournal.com /movies/content/shared/movies/reviews/H/hamlet.html (643 words)

	At Oto's - Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Se is redeemed, at least in her mother's rôle, when, already dying, she reveals to Hamlet that the cup is poisoned.
		Polonius is partly responsible for Ophelia's death, as he obliges her to reject the Prince' s love, Ophelia becomes very upset and overstrained to the point that when her father dies she goes mad.
		The everyday life of the court, the reality in which Hamlet lives, even if he does not partecipate to normal life, as he is mourning his father.
	www.gksdesign.com /atotos/hamlet.htm (650 words)

	Hamlet (1948)
		Hamlet is tormented by his uncle's murder of his father.
		The dialogue of the movie is taken directly from Shakespeare's writing and because of that it can be difficult to follow at times (I admit it, I'm not the Shakespeare intellect guru).
		All the acting is good but this movie would be better suited for the stage instead of the movie screen because it has more of a stage feeling.
	www.physcoproductions.com /oscars/1940s/hamlet.htm (216 words)

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		Hamlet is determined to reveal the murderers for who they really are and to rightfully restore his father’s honor to all of Denmark.
		Hamlet must remain one step ahead of all those around him if he is to survive life within the kingdom.
		Hamlet’s struggle throughout the movie is sure to capture the mind and soul of all the viewers.
	www.trulymovingpictures.org /movie-view.aspx?id=113 (263 words)

	Hamlet (1948) Movie Overview ~ Cast and Crew, Box-Office, Trailer, Pictures, Synopsis, Release Date - RopeofSilicon.com
		Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier's Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare's beloved tragedy.
		Criterion is proud to present Hamlet in a luminous fl-and-white digital transfer.
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	Hamlet (1948)
		A psychiatrist friend who believed that Hamlet suffered from an Oedipus complex, so named because the eponymous hero of the ancient Greek play kills his father and marries his mother had influenced Olivier.
		In Olivier's film, Hamlet is very much a 'Mama's boy', and spends an inordinate amount of time on the ramparts of a studio Elsinore talking to himself in voice-over which gives the audience access to his thoughts.
		The film cuts the entire Fortinbras thread of the play, which places the focus of the screenplay entirely on Hamlet, but even so, it gives a bird's-eye view into an acting style of the early 20th century meeting the still-young medium of film.
	www.enotes.com /william-shakespeare/hamlet (557 words)

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